AM Announcements - April 28

AM Announcements
April 28, 2009

1. Today is Day 148.

2. It is the mission of Speas Elementary School to provide its students with the tools necessary to successfully meet the challenges they will face in a diverse world.

3. Calendar items for this week:

Tuesday: April 28
Review Conferences
Technology Staff Development - 2:40-4:15
Last A's and Bees Tutoring Session - 6:00-8:00

Wednesday: April 29
Review Conferences
Volunteer Luncheon - 11:00-1:30
ESL Field Trip

Thursday: April 30
Review Conferences
Box Tops for Education collected

Friday: May 01
Review Conferences
NCCLAS Assessor #1 completes and hands off to Assessor #2
Kindergarten Field Trip

4. At the end of each day, please do the following:
a. CLOSE ALL BLINDS
b. TURN OFF ALL MONITORS and COMPUTERS (CPU's)

5. Classified employees will receive a survey in the next few days. Ms. Powell and Ms. Rhodes will provide directions as to how to complete it and where it needs to be returned. Please follow these directions closely.

6. The 20 day blitz continues!

7. Upcoming dates for your calendar:
a. May 04 - Field Day
b. May 14 - EOG testing begins (survey day)
c. May 15 - Dollar Dress Down Day
d. May 15 - Night Beneath the Stars
e. May 22 - Dollar Dress Down Day
f. May 25 - No School - Memorial Day Holiday
g. May 26-29 - EOG Remediation Sessions
h. May 27-28 - Student Council Elections

8. Due to the Volunteer Luncheon, all media classes after 10:00 AM will be cancelled. Classes who are scheduled after 10:00 AM are welcome to come and exchange books immediately following morning broadcast on Wednesday morning.

9. "Night Beneath the Stars" tickets are on sale in the office. They are $35.00 per person.

10. The WS/FCS Spring Extravaganza Art Exhibit will be held May 1-6 at the Old Salem Visitors' Center. Everyone is encouraged to go and view the artwork our students have created under the direction of Ms. Laney.

11. Tonight is the last A's and Bees tutoring session due to AP exams for our tutors.

12. Certified staff members are invited to attend a recruitment meeting for the Master of Education In Elementary Education Program at Winston-Salem State University. The meeting is May 13, 2009, 5:30 p.m. –6:30 p.m., Anderson Center Room 238, Winston-Salem State University

13. I am in need of a teacher assistant to cover the computer lab after school. Not all assistants have taken a turn and I would like someone who has not done it yet. Either send me an e-mail or call me this morning. Thanks.

14. Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes.
Edgard Varese (1883 - 1965)

It is by universal misunderstanding that all agree. For if, by ill luck, people understood each other, they would never agree.
Charles Baudelaire (1821 - 1867)

When a thing ceases to be a subject of controversy, it ceases to be a subject of interest.
William Hazlitt (1778 - 1830)

To avoid situations in which you might make mistakes may be the biggest mistake of all.
Peter McWilliams, Life 101